Today I am going to David's Bridal to pick up my wedding gown and look at BM dresses. I had a dream last night that I wasn't able to get my wedding dress today and our wedding for some reason had to be pushed up to October 1st. David's sent my dress back and we couldn't afford another one so I was in such a panic. I was trying to tell people our wedding isn't until May 16, 2009 but they kept insisting that all of our contracts said October. It was so weird!
I am also going to get my car registered and plated in NE. So sad! :) Legally I should have done it about 16 months ago but I wanted to get the full use out of my parent's insurance. Now I am on Ken's insurance.
Other than that, today I will take Neeko to the dog park (which she loves), finish the cleaning I started yesterday and probably go grocery shopping. What fun!
On a happy note. I received an email from my former coworker I had in college and she informed me that the professor that made my life quite difficult, along with most other students, was resigning! I could hear the sigh of hundreds of BVU Biology majors or future BVU students from all over the country as I read it. He was such a jerk! I just wish all the students in MN where he is moving to all the luck in the world. My advice would be to kiss his butt and become one of his favorites. :)
Alright I think that is quite enough for right now. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Love, Mrs. Ross... to be

Good News!!!

Yesterday my mom called me and told me my Aunt Kathy had her baby!!! I couldn't be more excited for her! I called her yesterday afternoon and both Kathy and her husband Stephen sounded elated! Both baby and mommy are doing great! Isaac Stephen Zander was born by C-Section on September 24th around 10:oo am. They said he is over 9 lbs and 21 inches long. Srephen said the baby has more hair than he does! YAY!!!!!! :-D

Bargain Shopper

I don't have much time but I wanted to blog about the bargains I found last Friday. Hobby Lobby was having a wonderful sale on just about everything. I got all of our ribbon, materials to make the invitations, rose petals, bubbles, dinner plates, cake plates, cups, and candles for only $250!! I also met a lady who does flowers out of her home. :-D
It was a very successful day and now all we need for decorations are a few more vases! I love bargain shopping!
Only about 240 days until I marry my best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

My wedding gown came in yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't had time to pick it up but hopefully tomorrow or Friday I will get it. The only alterations I need is the bustle if I wear heels so I will probably just have them do that and then I can take it home until the wedding. I am keeping it with Ken's mother so he doesn't see it and so my dog (who can be pretty mischievous) doesn't get in to it.
A new friend I met at the camp Ken and I volunteer at for church named Thea offered to *give* us all of her wedding decorations. Her colors were red and white too (!!!!!!!!) so everything should match perfectly for what I have in mind. I haven't purchased any decor (ie vases, candles etc) so I will definitely be able to work her stuff in. What a money saving gift! We will definitely owe her (free babysitting, dinner and a movie :) ) I will probably going to pick it up this week. YES!

I must get back to work. I loooove Ken :)

Mrs. Ross to be

Do you ever wonder what the purpose of your current situation is and whether or not you are meant to stay in the state that you are (even if you don't like it)?
I got my mid-year review yesterday and it only increased my dislike for my job. My boss knows I am leaving and only said things that, not only aren't true, but he knew they would get under my skin. Such as, I need to be retrained on stocking supplies. This comment stemmed from ONE incident where I did not fill the dog food barrel for my coworker. I don't work Fridays (because I work Sundays) and I do this to help the Friday workers (even though it only takes about 30 seconds). I was busy doing lab work and had a meeting that day so I simply forgot. My coworker knew this and could have done it himself but he didn't and he went to our boss. I apologized and it hasn't happened again. He also stated that I should come in on Fridays to help out, which he told me previously to only do if everyone else is swamped.. they aren't swamped.
Sooo...I am currently in the should I stay or should I go situation. I feel as if I am wasting my time in a position (AKA job) that I hate with people I couldn't care less for. I work Sundays and can't enjoy the ministry I love because I can't attend most of the functions. My coworkers are rude, obnoxious and downright unprofessional. My boss is a very immature jokester who nobody takes seriously and I feel trapped in this position until April. On the flip side, however, I feel very ungrateful. Ungrateful because I have a job that pays decent, gets me what I want and need and I complain constantly about it. Ungrateful because I am marrying an amazing man, who loves me for who I am and treats me like I am his entire world yet I sometimes do not let myself enjoy his love because I am focused on how much I hate my job. Ungrateful because I am very blessed but sometimes, I can only look at the things that aren't going well.
I am not trapped in this position as I stated before. I could leave this job and start another only to quit in May to go back to school. I could quit this job and flip burgers or run a cash register. The only thing is, deep down I like the perks of my job. I like being off by 3:30 almost everyday. I like having almost 2 weeks off at Christmas time off (with only having to feed the animals). I like working with my good friend, Amber, who works for the QC department.
Most of the time, though, it feels like the cons outweigh the pros. I am leaving in April, which is only 8 months away and I know I need to pray for patience and perseverance. Eight months means only 30 more Sundays and in the grand scheme of things is a short period of time.
I really needed to put this down and hopefully with a little prayer and a little love from my friends I will stop having such a negative attitude and will be more able to enjoy the gifts I have so graciously been given.
Love, Ken's future wife

I Found the Perfect Wedding Dress!

I can't believe I have not had time to post my wonderful news! When my family came to visit my mom and I found the most beautiful wedding gown!
I had looked at many dresses online and of course, tried on my favorite first. I liked it but my mom thought there was something missing. As soon as I tried the second dress on I knew it was The Dress! It is so stunning. When I walked out my mom's jaw dropped and all she said was that's it. That is your wedding dress. It was so fun trying on veils with the dress. To be absolutely sure though I tried on 5 more gowns but just kept coming back to the second dress.
I can't post pictures because Ken looks at this and he is the one person who cannot see my dress. I can't wait to see his face when I am walking down the aisle.
I planned to wear ballet slippers but my dress did not need any alterations (other than the bustle) if I wore heels which was very surprising so I opted to go for the heels. I wear them all the time and Ken is so much taller than me that I really had no objections to heels.
Brad is taking our engagement photos on October 18th. I am very excited. We will have a dressy outfit, a casual (sweater and jeans) outfit and a fun outfit. We are both Dallas Cowboys fans (along with most of the people in our immediate families) so we are going to do some fun shots in some Cowboys gear. It will be cute.
We also got Ken's wedding band last week. It is titanium or tungsten I forget which one. A company here in Omaha was having a liquidation sale and we got a VERY good deal on it. It is beautiful and compliments my ring very well.
As summer is over life is getting very busy. Between work, Mary Kay and church it seems we don't have any extra time. Not to mention wedding planning. It makes life interesting though and from what I hear life never slows down. :)
Neeko is learning to do her commands now with only hand signals. She is so smart! She can sit, stay, lay down, rollover, shake, high five, bow and a few more. She knows how to sit and lay down with just the hand signals. I am working on all of them though.\
If you didn't know my brother is getting to be an EXCELLENT motocross racer. He has now finished in first place twice this season and will finish second overall for the season. Way to go, Nate!! I am so proud of him. I wish I could have attended more of his races this year but with working Sundays I haven't been able to. Next summer should be much better.
Friday I am going on a campus tour of the College of Saint Mary here in Omaha. I want to get my masters in teaching and their school has an excellent program. Ken and I are still talking about my options and hopefully we will make a decision as to which school to attend soon.
I hope everyone is doing well. I hope to see you all soon!

With love, Mrs. Ross... to be